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. 2019 Sep 18;10(4):693–706. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1695800

Table 3. No. of nurses who completed each task correctly.

Scenario Nurse tasks No. of correct responses (10 nurse participants)
Scenario 1: Listen to sign-over from outgoing nurse regarding 2 patients, Mr. Gusterson and Mr. Milankovic, and answer questions about each Task 1a: Which of the following tasks need to be completed before giving report to the ICU on Mr. Gusterson? 10
Task 1b: Which of the following medications does Mr. Milankovic still need to receive? 10
Scenario 2: Review and plan next tasks for each of their own patients Task 2: Please rank your three patients in order of severity of illness (Who do you need to go see first?) 8
Scenario 3: A nurse on your team has asked you to watch over her patients as she's pulled away to an emergency. Review these patients' charts and answer the ranking question Task 3: Please rank the three patients you are watching in order of severity of illness (Who do you need to go see first?) 9
Scenario 4: Other nurse is back. Review Mr. Milankovic's chart and answer the prioritization question Task 4 (qualitative): Identify a priority of nursing care for Mr. Milankovic. (What needs to be done next?) 10

Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.